Drugmakers agree to negotiate drug prices with government, White House says (www.nbcnews.com)
The manufacturers of 10 prescription drugs — including Eliquis, Xarelto and Januvia — will take part in the negotiations....
Bus crash near Venice kills 21 people (www.cnn.com)
At least 21 people were killed, including two children, when a passenger bus plunged from a bridge in Mestre, Italy, near Venice on Tuesday, in what has been described as an “apocalyptic scene.”
US adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots (apnews.com)
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made by Novavax....
Drug dealer tried hiding cocaine by dumping it in a police car, Nebraska authorities say (www.klkntv.com)
The ‘terrifying’ trade-offs millions of Americans face as student loan repayments resume (www.nbcnews.com)
Over 75,000 workers poised for largest healthcare strike in US history (www.theguardian.com)
Kaiser Permanente workers push for improvements to staffing levels and wage increases after union contract expires
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet (www.wired.com)
Say you search for “children’s clothing.” Google converts it, without your knowledge, to a search for “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear,” making a behind-the-scenes substitution of your actual query with a different query that just happens to generate more money for the company, and will generate results you weren’t searching...
New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump makes disparaging post about court clerk (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge quickly imposed a limited gag order in Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial Tuesday after the former president disparaged a key court staffer....
Armenia ratifies ICC Rome Statute in show of defiance against Russ (www.euronews.com)
Ahead of the vote, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that Moscow would view any move to join the international court as “extremely hostile” towards Russia....
Social media traffic to top news sites craters (www.axios.com)
Traffic referrals to the top global news sites from Meta's Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, has collapsed over the past year, according to data from Similarweb....
Michigan's 1st 3D printed home is in Detroit — and almost complete (www.freep.com)
Invasive ants are a huge problem in Australia, but a classic computer game could help solve it (www.abc.net.au)
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and the University of Western Australia have used Age of Empires to simulate ant warfare, to figure out how to help native ant species fight their invasive counterparts....
Traffic comes to a stalk on Hwy. 400 as crews clean up celery following rollover (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
No injuries have been reported....
Pentagon official charged with participating in dog fighting ring (www.washingtonpost.com)
The UAW Decided to Use a Novel Strike Strategy. It’s Working. (jacobin.com)
Fulton prosecutors float plea deals to Trump defendants (www.ajc.com)
Trump Attorney Screwup Means Trump Won’t Get Jury Trial in NY Fraud Case (www.meidastouch.com)
Due to an oversight, Trump's attorneys failed to ask for a jury trial within the time allotted to them
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Scorching heat caused deaths to double at busiest US-Mexico border route (www.theguardian.com)
More than 100 of 148 recorded deaths in El Paso sector were recorded between May and September when heat topped 100F
Man crashes car into police station while blasting Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" (consequence.net)
Sorry the website is kind of shitty, but that’s pretty damn funny.
In a remote, dry patch of California, a battle is raging over carrots (apnews.com)
Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker (www.nbcnews.com)
John Zitzner, Founder of Breakthrough Charter Schools, Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting (www.clevescene.com)
Flexible hours, sick pay and meals: British workers get a better deal (www.reuters.com)
BRIGHTON, England, Oct 2 (Reuters) - For Josh Hughes-Davies, the best thing about his job in a bar in the coastal city of Brighton is the free meal with every shift....
Whistleblowers beg leaders to 'stop the chaos' as more than 900,000 Texans are kicked off Medicaid (www.keranews.org)
Since pandemic-era protections for health care coverage ended in March, more than 900,000 Texans have lost Medicaid coverage....
